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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2007MORE NEWS ON THURSDAYCheck back throughout the day for additional coverage!
Image Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for May.
For a rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
For previously posted solicitations for May, click on the publishers' names belows.
* Aspen Comics.
* BlueWater Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Heroic Publishing.
* IDW Publishing.
300 PREMIERE AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVALThe 300 movie had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on Wednesday night, receiving a standing ovation.
The film, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel, was attended by director Zack Snyder and cast members Gerard Butler (King Leonidas) and Rodrigo Santoro (Xerxes).
According to Warner Bros., 1,700 attended the screening.
"It was awesome to be at the Berlin Film Festival World Premiere and experience the amazing reaction," Snyder said.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images and look for interviews from the 300 press junket soon here in The Continuum.
MICHAEL ROSENBAUM DIRECTS SMALLVILLEMichael Rosenbaum, who plays Lex Luthor on The CW's Smallville, makes his directing debut with Thursday night's episode, "Freak."
"Michael did an amazing job," Smallville executive producer Al Gough told The Continuum. "He is an incredibly gifted actor, and his talent translated to the other side of the camera. We couldn't be more pleased and proud."
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) discover that Tobias (guest star Greyston Holt), a young man who was blinded in the meteor shower and now has the ability to identify 'meteor freaks,' is being used by Lex to locate people with abilities in order to experiment on them. Lana (Kristin Kreuk) finds out about Tobias' gift, and fearing he will name Clark as one infected, offers him a cornea transplant in exchange for his silence. However, she is not prepared for Tobias' shocking news."
The episode was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer.
For complete coverage of the appearance of Smallville executive producers Miles Millar and Al Gough at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention on Sunday, CLICK HERE.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKSFor covers and five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 21, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Brit, Vol. 1: Old Soldier TP, Elephantmen #7, Girls #22, Impaler #3, Invincible #39 and Jack Staff #13.
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: "THE SUBSTITUTES""The Substitutes," a new episode of Legion of Super Heroes, will premiere on Kids' WB! this Saturday at 10 a.m. (ET).
Here's how the episode is described:
"It's that time of year again -- Legion Auditions! This year's crop is hardly promising, with most hopefuls turning out to be comic duds. But when the Legion is overwhelmed fighting a mysterious foe in Earth's upper atmosphere, a group of rejects takes it upon themselves to save the world below... with outrageous results."
"This one might be a fan-favorite," Legion producer James Tucker told The Continuum. "There was a Substitutes annual that Keith Giffen did that was just off-the-wall and totally different. And that's where the Substitutes were really first presented as really bizarre. We took a lot of cues from that one.
"Itıs a fun episode. Itıs got a lot of cameos in it, from other Legionnaires, not just the Subs. And two Legionnaires join the team."
Click on the thumbnails for larger images and look for more Warner Bros. Animation news on Friday here in The Continuum.
ARCHIE COMICS FOR MAYArchie Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for May.
For a rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
SPACEDOG, TOP COW TO DEBUT ZERO-G Spacedog, in association with Top Cow Productions, is set to debut a preview issue for the upcoming mini-series Zero-G at the New York Comic Con on Feb. 23-25.
Spacedog will be appearing at the Top Cow booth during the convention and will have the preview issue for Zero-G. The #0 issue features a 10-page story, interviews with writer/creator Alex Zamm and artist Jason Badower and behind-the-scenes looks at character and creature designs.
The issue will retail for $1.99 or is free with any purchase of Spacedog publications at the show.
Here's how Top Cow describes the book:
"Zero-G #0 begins with an international space race when a mineral-rich asteroid is discovered close to Earth. The U.S. sends astronauts to mine the celestial body, but they're not the only ones after it. As they explore the rock, an elaborate series of tunnels is uncovered... and it's not long before the astronauts realize that they are not alone!"
Zamm is best known as writer/director of films such as Inspector Gadget 2 and My Date With The President's Daughter. Spacedog's Roger Mincheff discovered artist Jason Badower during a trip to Australia in 2004.
The four-issue mini-series launches this fall. Click on the thumbnails below for larger images.
BRIEFLY* To the right is the package back art for the Justice League Unlimited: The Complete Second Season DVD collection.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
* Image Comics has announced that The Walking Dead #34 has sold-out, following a sell-out of the issue previous. Image is going back to press on the book, with a second printing expected in early March.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES In case you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.
* Friday, February 10: Battlestar Galactica, Ocean movie?, Zen's 20th anniversary and First Looks.
* Friday, February 9: Ghost Rider, Heroes, The Batman, First Looks and Smallville.
* Thursday, February 8: New seasons for Legion of Super Heroes and The Batman, Marvel Comics First Looks and Whiteout movie.
* Wednesday, February 7: 300, The Boys at Dynamite Entertainment, First Looks and World of Warcraft action figures.
* Tuesday, February 6: Dark Horse Comics for May, Aspen Comics for May, Jeff Bridges joins Iron Man movie, DC Comics First Looks, Black Panther and 300's Gerard Butler.
* Monday, February 5: Painkiller Jane, Spider-Man 3, Shawn Levy to direct The Flash, Smallville, Image Comics First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Sunday, February 4: IDW Publishing for May, The Amazing Screw-On Head and Heroes.
* Saturday, February 3: Stan Lee on Heroes, Legion of Super Heroes and The Batman renewed, Smallville, The Simpsons and First Looks.
* Friday, February 2: Joss Whedon off Wonder Woman and David Goyer off Flash, The Batman's Alan Burnett, WildStorm/Vertigo collections, BlueWater Productions for May, Heroic Publishing for May and Moonstone Books for May.
* Thursday, February 1: Smallville, Civil War #7 variant, DC Universe collections, TwoMorrows Publishing for May and Heroes.
* Wednesday, January 31: Marvel First Looks, Legion of Super Heroes, Image First Looks, Adam Beechen on Teen Titans, Firebreather and Family Guy.
* Tuesday, January 30: KISS, George Perez, Heroes, Marvel First Looks, DC roundup, Krypto the Superdog and BlueWater Productions graphic novels.
* Monday, January 29: From Phoenix Cactus Comicon -- Hellboy's Mike Mignola, Mighty Avengers' Angel Medina and Feedback; plus, DC Comics First Looks, The Simpsons and Stephen Colbert.
* Sunday, January 28: Smallville, Rob Liefeld, Heroes and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Saturday, January 27: Ghost Rider movie, Free Comic Book Day titles and Battlestar Galactica.
* Friday, January 26: Marvel Comics First Looks, Smallville, Painkiller Jane, Hero Initiative's Ultimate Spider-Man covers and Fell trade paperback.
* Thursday, January 25: DC Comics teaser image, TMNT's Kevin Munroe and Tom Gray, 300 goes IMAX, DC's World War III, The Tick, Virgin Comics for April and Heroes.
* Wednesday, January 24: Smallville, Dynamite Entertainment for April, Marvel animation, Image First Looks, DC First Looks and Spider-Man 3.
* Tuesday, January 23: Marvel Animation, Marvel First Looks, 300, Transformers movie images, Kevin Spacey on Superman sequel, Oni Press for April, Avatar Press for April, Smallville and Heroes.
* Monday, January 22: Invincible Iron Man's Marc Worden, Markosia named editor-in-chief, Image Comics' Unravel, Dark Horse First Looks and Battlestar Galactics.
* Sunday, January 21: BlueWater Productions self-publishers, First Looks and HeroClix's Fin Fang Foom.
* Saturday, January 20: Spider-Man 3, Ghost Rider and Spawn.
* Friday, January 19: Smallville, Boom! Studios for April, Fathom: Kiani, 300 and Family Guy.
* Thursday, January 18: Smallville, Legion of Super Heroes, Devil's Due Publishing for April, Image First Looks and Marvel First Looks.
* Wednesday, January 17: Legion of Super Heroes' James Tucker, Image Comics for April, Iron Man's Gwyneth Paltrow, Heroes, Smallville and 300.
* Tuesday, January 16: Marvel Comics for April, Marvel First Looks, The Batman, Legion of Super Heroes, 2006 sales and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.
* Monday, January 15: DC Comics for April, Archie Comics for April, Doctor Strange animated movie, December sales, Image Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Painkiller Jane.
* Sunday, January 14: Legion of Super Heroes, DC Comics for April preview and Marvel First Looks.
* Saturday, January 13: Painkiller Jane, Smallville, Flash Gordon and Heroic Publishing roundup.
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